Discovery Park

Purdue-led NEES recognized as a 2013 Computerworld Honors Laureate

May 31, 2013

IDG's Computerworld Honors Program has named the George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation Network (NEES) as a 2013 Laureate.
The annual awards program honors visionary applications of information technology promoting positive social, economic and educational change.
Based at Purdue's Discovery Park, NEES is a collaborative, 14-site research project that aims to improve structural seismic design and reduce the damaging effects of earthquakes and tsunamis. NEES is funded by a $105 million National Science Foundation grant. NEEScomm is the operations unit at Purdue.

March 22, 2015

One persons trash literally could become anothers high-tech treasure, according to researchers who have developed a way to turn discarded packing peanuts into components for rechargeable batteries that could outperform the ones we use currently. They will report on the process for the first time today.